Online retail giant Amazon is opening a delivery station in Elgin — the last stop for packages before they head out for delivery to customers.

The company will be using about 105,000 square feet of a large, warehouse-style building at 2450 Northwest Parkway off Randall Road.

Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce CEO and President Carol Gieske said Amazon has leased the space and is in the process of hiring for a “last mile” warehouse in which packages shipped from Amazon fulfillment and “sortation” centers are stored until they’re picked up for delivery.

“We are excited to continue our investment in Illinois to speed up delivery times for customers and provide great job opportunities for the talented workforce,” Amazon spokesperson Amanda Ip said.

Building preparation work is underway at the site, with small signs on the edge of the property indicating material handling, non-inventory and Krusinski Construction Co. deliveries for Amazon are being accepted there.

It’s not been disclosed how many jobs the new operation might create or when it will be open. The company is leasing a little less than half of a 250,800-square-foot building that has 14 loading docks, according to leasing brochure posted by leasing agents Lee & Associates of Rosemont.

Some of the delivery positions are expected to use independent contractors, not employees.

Elgin Mayor Dave Kaptain said he welcomed the new addition to the city.

“It’s always nice to hear businesses are coming to Elgin. This, and the announcement Harting made Friday, show Elgin provides a hospitable environment for businesses,” Kaptain said.

Harting USA, a branch of the Harting Technology Group based in Germany, announced plans last week for a five-year, $100 million expansion of its North American headquarters in Elgin. About 250 jobs new jobs are expected to be created.

The company’s online employment portal, search.amazondelivers.job, doesn’t specify how many positions they’re seeking to fill at the Elgin location, but does list a variety of seasonal, full-time, part-time and flex-time positions that start at $15 per hour. Jobs are also posted on Indeed.com.

According to the company’s www.aboutamazon.com website, Amazon has 11 Illinois fulfillment and sortation centers located in Joliet, Aurora, Crest Hill, Edwardsville, Minooka, Monee, Romeoville, Waukegan and Wood Dale. It also has four campus pick-up locations in Chicago and Champaign and a tech hub, a Prime Now Hub and an Amazon Books store in Chicago.

The site said the company has created more than 12,000 full-time jobs in Illinois and more than 13,000 “indirect jobs created on top of direct hires in the state.”

Chicago also remains in the running as a possible location for Amazon’s second headquarters, having made the short list of 19 sites under consideration by the company from 278 proposals submitted. The headquarters could mean as many as 50,000 full-time, white-collar jobs.